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24 Hours in the Life of a Muslim
24 Hours in the Life of a Muslim

groundless fears that he causes and his incitements to act
against the teachings of the Qur'an or to put it aside and forget
it and to part from the way of Allah. An example of the insinuations

satan puts in the mind of man is found in verse 268 of Surat al-
Baqara:
Satan promises you poverty and commands you to avarice.
Allah promises you forgiveness from Him and abundance.
Allah is All-Encompassing, All-Knowing. (Surat al-Baqara:
268)
As this verse says, satan tries to get a person who has lost his
job to forget that Allah gives sustenance to every human being, and
makes him afraid that he will not be able to find any money and so
will go hungry. By instilling this kind of fear and by making other
kinds of insinuations, he tries to draw people to his
side. In the Qur'an, Allah shows human beings
what to do against the evil impulses satan pro-
vokes in us.

If an evil impulse from satan provokes you,
seek refuge in Allah. He is All-Hearing, All-
Seeing. As for those who have taqwa, when
they are bothered by visitors from satan,
they remember and immediately see
clearly. (Surat al-A'raf: 200-201)
The most important thing a per-
son can do to protect himself against
the wiles of satan is to take refuge
with Allah. He must not forget
that satan is also under Allah's
control and does not have the

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